Release Manager - Dallas, United States - eTeam

    eTeam
    eTeam Dallas, United States

    1 month ago

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    Description
    Plan the release of project deliverables nd release life cycle.
    Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.

    Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.

    Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.

    Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.
    Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget.
    Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.
    Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
    Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities
    Make sure the allocation of Release Engineers to every release.
    Communicate with release managers from different IT departments.
    Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.

    Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.

    Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.
    Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies.

    Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.



    Skills Required to Become a Release Manager

    s the role of a Release Manager is quite competent, so you need to master or at least be an expert in some of the key technical skills.

    In addition to that, some soft skills are also required to make the communication easier and the coordination between different teams to go easy.

    Project management experience
    Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
    Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies
    Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
    Expertise in computer programming
    Team management skills

    Experience in the use of Application Release Automation tools such as ElectricFlow, Puppet Enterprise, Buildmaster, and Visual Studio Release Management.

    Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban
    Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system